Comments on: $20 million in federal money for forests http://balanceduse.org/news/20-million-federal-money-forests/ Support responsible shared use of YOUR public lands! Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:16:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jw http://balanceduse.org/news/20-million-federal-money-forests/comment-page-1/#comment-37 jw Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:04:42 +0000 http://balanceduse.org/?p=382#comment-37 why are tax payers paying this 20 mill for this beetle fund. if the enviros wouldnt stop the usfs from logging and promoting a healthy forest this would be a far less threat but no the enviros have to stop logging, recreation and any other type of use they dont find fit for the forest. so why are we not asking the enviros for the money. since this epidemic is due to lack of forest management. and as goes for tester how is a 10 year logging plan going to promote a health forest for life. once it is turned into wilderness you don't manage it any more unless the only thing you are after is the new jon tester wilderness but i dont think it has that good of a ring to it maybe "i have no spine wilderness" or "i stab montanans in the back wilderness" or how about "crafted behind closed doors wilderness" either way every montanan will know it was named after you. why are tax payers paying this 20 mill for this beetle fund. if the enviros wouldnt stop the usfs from logging and promoting a healthy forest this would be a far less threat but no the enviros have to stop logging, recreation and any other type of use they dont find fit for the forest. so why are we not asking the enviros for the money. since this epidemic is due to lack of forest management.
and as goes for tester how is a 10 year logging plan going to promote a health forest for life. once it is turned into wilderness you don’t manage it any more unless the only thing you are after is the new jon tester wilderness but i dont think it has that good of a ring to it maybe “i have no spine wilderness” or “i stab montanans in the back wilderness” or how about “crafted behind closed doors wilderness” either way every montanan will know it was named after you.

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